1. A retrospective cohort study of tamoxifen versus surgical treatment for ER-positive gynecomastia
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Weili He, Weidong Wei, Qing Zhang, Rongzhao Lv, Shaohua Qu, Xin Huang, Juan Ma, Ping Zhang, Hening Zhai, and Ningxia Wang
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Gynecomastia ,Tamoxifen ,Surgery ,Recurrence ,Complications ,Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology ,RC648-665 - Abstract
Abstract Background Gynecomastia is a common condition in clinical practice. The present study aimed to review the clinical data of ER-positive gynecomastia patients treated by tamoxifen (TAM) versus surgery and discussed the clinical effects of the two treatment strategies. Method We retrospectively collected the clinical indicators of patients with unilateral or bilateral gynecomastia who received treatment at our hospital between April 2018 and December 2021. Depending on the treatment received, the patients were divided into TAM and surgery groups. Result A total of 170 patients were recruited, including 91 patients in TAM group and 79 patients in surgery group. The age of the patients differed significantly between the TAM and surgery groups (P
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- 2023
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